Post by Rapid7

The 2026 threat landscape is moving faster than most security programs can keep up with. New research from Rapid7 Labs shows: • Exploited high and critical vulnerabilities increased 105% year over year • 43.9% of incident response cases began with valid accounts without MFA • 42% of Rapid7 MDR investigations involved ransomware The window between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation is collapsing, turning exposure into compromise in days, not weeks. For organizations, this emphasizes the need to move from reactive to preemptive security operations. 📰 Read the press release: https://r-7.co/4sjIDvd 💼 Download the 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report: https://r-7.co/3PicnK6